Drivers have already endured months of delays while contractors carried out preparation work to cut back vegetation and relocate protected species.

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He hustled back two days ago and rode a handful of races in preparation for the big Derby.

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They let him out and he knew that if went back to being involved with tax preparation, he could go back to prison.

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Dip into the Millaa Millaa Falls, spot turtles in Lake Eacham and travel back to 1910 in the time-warp village of Yungaburra - the perfect preparation for rejoining the boisterous, bustling 21st century in Cairns.

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